Kentucky Woman
1967 single by Neil Diamond, covered by Deep Purple
"Kentucky Woman" is a 1967 song by Neil Diamond. It went to number 22 in the United States, number 10 in New Zealand, number 6 in Canada and number 58 in Australia.
| "Kentucky Woman" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Neil Diamond | ||||
| B-side | "The Time Is Now" | |||
| Released | October 1967 | |||
| Genre | Pop, country | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Bang | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
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Deep Purple cover
change| "Kentucky Woman" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Deep Purple | ||||
| from the album The Book of Taliesyn | ||||
| B-side | "Wring That Neck" | |||
| Released | 26 October 1968[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1968 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock[2] | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Neil Diamond | |||
| Producer(s) | Derek Lawrence | |||
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Another well known version is the 1968 single by Deep Purple. It was taken from their second studio album The Book of Taliesyn. It went to number 38 in the United States, number 21 in Canada and number 27 in Australia where it was released as an A-side to the single Hush.
References
change- ↑ "Billboard". 26 October 1968.
- ↑ David Ewen (1987). American Songwriters: An H.W. Wilson Biographical Dictionary. H.W. Wilson. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8242-0744-1.
